If the word doesn't exist, invent it; but first be sure it … - Charles Baudelaire

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If the word doesn't exist, invent it; but first be sure it doesn't exist.

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Charles Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet, critic and translator.

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Alternative Names: Baudelaire • Charles Pierre Baudelaire-Dufaÿs • Charles Pierre Baudelaire • Charles-Pierre Baudelaire

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How little remains of the man I once was, save the memory of him! But remembering is only a new form of suffering.

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